PCB Bancorp (PCB) Competitors

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and PCB Bancorp (NASDAQ:PCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or PCB?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PCB Bancorp has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ABCB or PCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than PCB Bancorp. PCB Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp	$1.12B	4.13	$358.68M	$5.40	12.46
PCB Bancorp	$191.91M	1.62	$25.81M	$1.94	11.21

Do analysts recommend ABCB or PCB?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.14%. PCB Bancorp has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.20%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than PCB Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
PCB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ABCB or PCB a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. PCB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PCB Bancorp pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. PCB Bancorp has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. PCB Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ABCB or PCB?

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of PCB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of PCB Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ABCB or PCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to PCB Bancorp's net margin of 14.81%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat PCB Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
PCB Bancorp	14.81%	9.54%	0.96%

Does the media favor ABCB or PCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than PCB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 1 mentions for PCB Bancorp. PCB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.34 indicating that PCB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp	Positive
PCB Bancorp	Very Positive

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats PCB Bancorp on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.